Wire-fence fastener.



W. F. M. SMAIL. I WIRE FENGEFASTENEE.

APPLIUATIOK FILED JUNE 7, 1909.

973,576. Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. M. SMAIL, OF ROSEWOOD, OHIO.

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To all whom. it may concern: v

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. SMAIL, citizen of .the United States,residing at Rosewood, in the county of Champaign and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Fence Fasteners, ofwhich the following is a specification. v

This invention relates tofences and has particular reference to a deviceto be applied to the posts of the same for the purpose of supportingwire thereon.

The invention has for another. object an improved fence wire fasteningdevice for securing the fence wire to a post so'that the fence wire ispermitted to move longitudi-' the provision of a fastener of thischaracter which is of such formation that the same is adaptable to postsof various constructions and formations and which will securely re-' ofa stress upon the wire.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to'thefollowing do scription and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a section of a wire fence having the improvedfastener applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of theimproved fastener. F ig.: 3 is a horizontal section through a modifiedform of the fastener applied to a T-post, and, Fig. 4 is a' perspectiveview of the same. Y Corresponding and like parts are referred to in thefollowing description and indicated in all the views of the drawing bythe same reference character.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 10 designates a post which isdisclosed as be-' of the post 10, to provide a socket therefor,

against the outer side of the to loosely receive the outer end 0 a tobind t band 23 againstthe outer face of the post. A lip or holder 25extends upwardly and Specification of Letters latent. Patented Oct. 25,1910. Applicationfiled Tune 7, 1909. Serial No.

and which is overlapped at its ends as at 1'8 and 19, the overlappedportions engagl'ng post. T-he overlapped extremity 18 of the band 17 isprovided with a threaded aperture 1nt er-. mediately of the edgesthereof, through which is en aged a 'set screw 20 extending inwardlythrough an enlarged aperture formed in the overlapping portion 19 andfor engagement against the side of the post 10. Atthe lower edge of theband 17, and upon the overlapping end 19, a lip or hook 21, ispositioned which is curvedoutwardly and upwardly for engagementv with afence wire 16 to retain the same upon the post 10.

The u per extremity of the lip 21 isbent inwardly toward the band 17 andis flared outwardly at its upper extremity to form a cam face to directthe wire into the lower end of the hook. The lip 21 is a ertured the setscrew 20, bymeans of'which the wire 16 is held in position. In this formof the fastener, when it is desired to secure the device upon the post10 the band 17 is engaged out the post and the set screw 14 is movedinwardly to eng'a against one side of the post and to bin the socket orholder 17 against the opposite side of the post 17 The set screw 20 alsoserves to retain the overlapping portions 18 and 19 in position and toclose the upper end of the hook. It will also be noted that in thisconstruction the setv screw 20 is en aged through the aperture formed inthe 11p 21 and that the set screw serves as a pinabout which theextremity of the wire 16 may be secured when the improved fastener ispositioned at the end of' vbent int-o U-form to provide a hook, and

which carries a set screw 24 in one arm thereof. 'The set screw 24 isdisposedin threaded engagement through the arm and engages against therear face of the post 22 e outer or opposite arm of the outwardlyfromthe outer arm of the band 23 and is curved inwardly toward its upper endand flared outwardly at its extremity to provide a cam face or guidefordirecting wire into the holder.

is claimed as new is:-

Having thus described the invention what 1. In combination with a fencepost having a Wire supported thereon, of a band engaged about. said postand having its ends overlapped, a resilient lip" formed at one side u onsaid band at the lower edge thereof'an wire, and a set-screw engagedthrough said lip and the overlapped ends of said band for engagementagainst said post to retain the band in positlon.

2. A fence wire fastener including a strip extended upwardly-Ito engagesaid 'in presence of two witnesses.

of metal bent into U -Shape to loosely engage about a fence'post andhaving a resilient lip upwardly extended from one end thereof to receivea strand of wire, and a set-screw carried in the opposite end of thestrip for engagement with the post to bind the strip thereagainst.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature WILLIAM F. M. SMAIL. [L.S.]WVitnessesr EPHRAIM BUROKER, (1F. HOUSEMAN.

